Thursday, February 2

Gisland Farm Bird Walks, 8-10 am, Falmouth

Kids: Forest Playgroup- Squirrels, 9:30-11:30 am, Cathance River, Topsham

Coffee Chat w Town Councilor, 10-11 am, Fire Dept., Cumberland

Snowshoe Walk, 10-11 am, Town Hall, Buxton

Noonday Concert- Piano + String Quartet, 12:15-12:45 pm, Neal St., Portland

Talk: Outdoor Therapeutic Rec for PTSD Combat Vets, 12:30-1:15 pm, USM, Portland

State of the Union- Trends & Tremors in US Politics, 12:30-1:30 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick

Weekly Mahjong, 12:30-2:30 pm, Library, Old Orchard

Age 50+ Winter Social & Refreshments ($5+), 1-3 pm, Comm Ctr., Biddeford

Conversation, Cards & Games, 1-3 pm, Muni Ctr., Standish

Movie: The Butler, 1-3:10 pm, Library, Windham

Intro to Google Spreadsheets, 2-3 pm, Library, Falmouth

Tour of Two Antiquities Exhibits at Art Museum, 2-3 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick

How Does Diversity Build a Community?, 2:30 pm, High School, Bath

Kids: After School STEAM Fun, 4-5 pm, Library, Lewiston

S'mores Night ($0-5), 4-6 pm, Congress Sq. Park, Portland

Opening Reception- Down the Candy Hole, 5-7 pm, Cove St. Arts, Portland

90's Pop Culture Trivia Night, 5:30 pm, Foundation Brewing, Portland

Jewish Muslims- A Conversation, 5:45-6:45 pm, Jewish Museum, Portland

‘Parable of the Sower’ Graphic Novel Community Read, 6-7 pm, Library, Portland

Open Mic, 6-9 pm, Coppersmith, South Portland

Understanding Gender & Sexuality Today, 6:30-8 pm, Library, Cumberland

Casco Bay Set Dancing Class ($0-3), 7-9 pm, Comm. House, Yarmouth

Community Open Mic, 7-10 pm, Webster St., Lewiston

Theater: Quills ($0+), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse Theatre, South Portland

Therapy Thursday Drag Show, 9 pm, Cocktail Mary, Portland

Virtual Events

Register for the 2023 Winter Film Challenge ($0-150)

The Official Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog Club, 6 am

AI for Secure IoT Design + Q&A, 12 pm

Lunch & Learn- Fighting Big Money in Politics, 12-1 pm

Veteran-Owned Business Weekly Lunch Topics, 12-1 pm

Kids: 4-H Aquarium Club, 5:30-6:30 pm

Historic Talk on The York Raid & Other Stories ($0-25), 6 pm

Groundhog Day Celebration & Trivia, 6-7 pm

History of Vermont Astronomical Society, 7-9 pm

 

 

Friday, February 3

Coffee with a Cop, 9:30 am, Hub, Scarborough

AARP Tax Aide Available Every Friday, 9:30 am-1 pm, Library, Falmouth

Kids: Kiddie Gym ($2), 10 am, Comm Ctr., North Yarmouth

L-A Social Innovation Start Up Biz Summit (prizes), 10 am-5 pm, Library, Lewiston

Gentle Yoga Flow w Sara Helman, 11 am-12 pm, Library, Freeport

Movie: The Night of the Hunter, 1-3 pm, Cassidy Pt Dr., Portland

Music: Classical & Jazz Piano Concert, 2-3 pm, OceanView, Falmouth

Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting, 2-4 pm, Hearth & Key Realty, Auburn

Kids: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus ($0+; ASL), 3-4 pm, Children’s Theatre, Portland

Little Brother Chinese Food Tasting, 4-6 pm, Rosemont, Scarborough

Movement at the Museum- Afro Beats, 5-6 pm, Museum L-A, Lewiston

2022 Photos of the Year Reception, 5-7 pm, Library, Portland

First Friday Arts Walk, 5-8 pm, Portland

Women Life Liberty! Voices of Women in Iran & Beyond, 6-8 pm, USM, Portland

Music: Barcodes, 6-8:30 pm, Brookside, Westbrook

Astronomical Society Monthly Meeting, 6:30 pm, New School, Kennebunk

Music: Cobblestones Lite, 7-9 pm, Stella's, Bridgton

Theater: Quills ($0+), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland

Virtual Events

Donate to Emergency Shelter for Unhoused During Cold Snap

Discussion About Physical Jobs- Pros, Cons + Tips, 8 am

Tapping the Benefits of Historic Preservation, 9-10 am

Spanish Language Group, 1 pm

Winter Harbor Music Fest- Alex Jurak, Piano, 6 pm

 

 

Saturday, February 4

State Emergency Warming Shelters

207 Day Scavenger Hunt, Greater Portland

100 Mile Wilderness Sled Dog Race, 9 am, Greenville

Free Weekly Breakfast, 9 am, Norway

Huge Giveaway of Free Baby Items, 9-11 am, Fryeburg

Kids: National Girls & Women in Sports Day Event, 9 am-12 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick

Black Mtn. Winterfest- Costumes, Music, S'mores, 9 am-5 pm, Rumford

Wildlife Tracking with Kirk, 9:30-11 am, Woodward Pt., Brunswick

Saving Money on Home Energy Bills, 10-11 am, Library, Kennebunkport

Lunar New Year Craft, 10 am-12 pm, Library, Yarmouth

Signs of Winter Walk & Winter Tree ID, 10 am-12 pm, Mill Brook South, Westbrook

Translating the Swedish Poem 'The Milky Way', 10 am-12 pm, Library, Peaks Island

Kids: Take Your Child to the Library Activities, 10 am-3 pm, Library, Portland

Brick Store Museum is Free All February, 10 am-4 pm, Kennebunk

Kids: Basketball Clinic Fundraiser ($0+), 10:15 am, Rec Dept., Auburn

Movie Time, 10:30 am & 1 pm, Library, Gray

Little Brother Chinese Food Tasting, 11 am-1 pm, Rosemont, Falmouth

Kids: Free Throw Basketball Contest, 11 am-3 pm, Lake Region High, Naples

Open House + Tours of Abyssinian Meeting House, 12-2 pm, Portland

Open Swim, 12:30-2 pm, High School, Cumberland

Author Talk- W. Edward Crockett, 2 pm, Library, South Portland

Raising Chickens for Meat Seminar, 2-3 pm, Blue Seal Feeds, Windham

Reception for Artist Peter Tzekov, 2-5 pm, De'Bramble, Freeport

Junk Music & Sound Experiment Workshop, 3-4 pm, Mayo St. Arts, Portland

Auditions for Maine Playwrights Festival, 3-5 pm, Mechanics Hall, Portland

Pride Weekend- Fireworks, Apres Ski Party, 7 pm-12 am, Sunday River, Newry

Theater: Quills ($0+), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland

Theater: Sweet Goats & Blueberry Senoritas ($0+), 8 pm, Ptlnd Stage, Portland

 

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Sunday, February 5

Did You Know? AARP Offers Free Tax Assistance Statewide

207 Day Scavenger Hunt, Greater Portland

Watch a Youth Slalom Ski Race, 7 am-3 pm, Lost Valley, Auburn

Black Mtn. Winterfest- Cardboard Box Race, 9 am-2 pm, Rumford

Winter Beginners Bird Walk, 10 am-12 pm, Gisland Farm, Falmouth

Portland Chess Club, 10 am-1 pm, Market Basket Cafe, Westbrook

23rd Sleigh Day, 11 am-2:30 pm, Skyline Farm, North Yarmouth

Self Defense Class for LGBTQ+, 12-1:30 pm, EQ Comm Ctr., Portland

Open House + Tours of Abyssinian Meeting House, 12-2 pm, Portland

Village by the Sea Wedding Expo, 12-2:30 pm, Post Rd., Wells

US National Toboggan Championships & Awards, 8 am-5 pm, Snow Bowl, Camden

Love Market- 25 Vendors & Craft Beer, 12-4 pm, Mast Landing, Freeport

Auditions for Maine Playwrights Festival, 1-3 pm, Mechanics Hall, Portland

Longfellow Days- Poetry in the 1904 Building, 1-3:30 pm, Library, Brunswick

Winter Musical Theatre Studio Recital ($0+), 2-3:30 pm, USM, Gorham

Garden Literacy- Sowing Native Seeds, 3-4:30 pm, Library, Brunswick

Music: Resinosa Ensemble (vocal chamber), 3-4:30 pm, Bates, Lewiston

11th Pisgah Hill Preserve Full Moon Trek, 4-8 pm, New Gloucester

Theater: Quills ($0+), 5 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland

Full Moon Walk, 5-6:30 pm, Marsh, Scarborough

Snow Moon Full Moon Hike, 6-7:30 pm, Woodward Pt., Brunswick

Virtual Events

Free College Transition Classes

Wabanaki Movie & Discussion: Indian Radio Days, 2-3:30 pm

Sowing Native Seeds, 3-4:30 pm

 

 

Monday, February 6

Open House Coffee Hour at Creative Portland, 8:30-9:30 am, Free St., Portland

6 Week Meditation Series w Susan Young, 9:30-11 am, Library, Falmouth

French Bilingual Discussion Group, 10-11 am, Library, Lewiston

Creative Writing Group, 10-11:30 am, BP Comm Ctr., Biddeford

Movie: Elvis, 1:30-3:30 pm, Library, Scarborough

Drop In Candlepin League w Prizes ($5), 5-8 pm, Pineland, New Gloucester

Single Elimination Cribbage Tournament, 5-8 pm, Gritty's, Auburn

Human Rights Center Talk- Wiola Rebecka, 6-7:30 pm, Augusta

The Peculiar Condition of the Human Male (hybrid), 6-7:30 pm, UNE, Portland

Monthly Full Moon Celebration + Ocean Dip, 6:45 pm, Willard, South Portland

Connected- Widows, Divorced, Singles, 55+, 7 pm, McKeen St., Brunswick

Virtual Events

Historic Preservation Guidance, 12-1 pm

2023 Kindling Fund Artist Grant Info Session, 5 pm

Produce Food Safety Training Course, 6-8 pm

 

 

Tuesday, February 7

Genest Expo for Landscape & Masonry Contractors, 7 am-3:30 pm, Westland Ave., Portland

Coffee, Games & Chat ($0+; weekly), 9-10 am, Town Hall, Buxton

Open Studio for Artists ($0-5), 10 am-12:30 pm, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk

Island Year-Round Walking Group (p.28), 10:15-11:15 am, Island Ave., Peaks Island

Kids: Outdoor Fun, 10:30-11 am, Library, Topsham

Age-Friendly Bingo Social, 1:30-2:30 pm, Comm Ctr., Freeport

Kids: Rewild Maine Shelter Building, 2:30-4:30 pm, Library, Freeport

Movie & Talk: Flow- The Global Water Crisis, 3:30-5 pm, Library, Auburn

Substitute Teacher Training, 4-6 pm, Main St., South Paris

Learn and Play Dungeons & Dragons w Fe, 4-8 pm, Weekend Anime, Westbrook

Start Up Business Session, 5-6:30 pm, Chamber, Lewiston

Kids: Learn to Skate, 5:30-6 pm, Academy, Bridgton 

Agile Maine Meetup, 5:30-7 pm, CloudPort, Portland

Joyful Heart Yoga Flow ($5), 6-7 pm, Comm Ctr., Saco

Modern Square Dance Open House, 6:30-8:30 pm, McKeen St., Brunswick

Parsing a Poem- Devilish Dante, 6:30-8:30 pm, Park Row, Brunswick

Music: Osher Concert Band w Westbrook High, 7-8:30 pm, Performing Arts Ctr., Westbrook

Women's Basketball Drop In ($3), 7-9 pm, Middle Sch., Gorham

Virtual Events

Planning for Long-Term Farm Success, 9 am-12 pm

The Purpose of Pinterest, 10:30-11:30 am

Funding Your Business Q+A (hybrid), 12 pm

The Rockland Bog- A Hidden Climate Solution, 12-1 pm

What's Next for Maine's Electric Grid, 12-1 pm

Dealing with Offensive Names & Symbols in Maine, 5-6 pm

Welcome to Medicare, 5-6:30 pm

Mating Rituals of the Animal Kingdom, 6:30-7:30 pm

Birding Basics- Ethics, 6:30-8 pm

Book Banning- What Are They Afraid Of?, 6:30-8 pm

Parent Webinar on Vaping, 8:30 pm

 

 

Wednesday, February 8

Walking Club, 8-9 am, Muni Ctr., Gorham

Wealth Management Presentation, 8:30-10 am, Sheraton, South Portland

Genealogy Basics for Seniors, 9-10 am, Senior Ctr., South Portland

Kids: Forest Playgroup Story Walk, 9:30-10:30 am, Hawkes Preserve, Gorham

Free Tax Help Every Wednesday, 10:15 am-4 pm, Library, Portland

Community Lunch ($0-8), 11:30-12:30 pm, New Gloucester

Ice Harvesting on the Kennebec River, 12-1:30 pm, Library, Brunswick

Garden Club- The Hows & Whys of Pruning, 12-2 pm, Library, Topsham

Senior College Film: Lunana, A Yak in the Classroom, 1-3 pm, Library, Auburn

Couch to Coldwater Dip Workshop ($0+), 2-2:30 pm, Willard, South Portland

Kids: Puzzle Piece Art, 3-4:30 pm, Library, Westbrook

Snowshoe Walk in Clifford Park ($0-5), 3-5 pm, Biddeford

Kids: Marimo Algae Garden, 4-5 pm, Library, Kennebunkport

Lost & Found in LA- The Writing of Dora Mitchell, 5 pm, UNE, Biddeford

ArtCom 2023 Reception- Radical Bodies, 5-7 pm, UNE, Biddeford

Movie: Beatriz at Dinner, 5-7 pm, Library, Windham

The Aesthetics of Bourbon (Taste & Learn), 5-7 pm, Man & Oak, Portland

The History of Parks & Environmentalism, 6:30-7:30 pm, Library, South Portland

Rockstar Bingo, 7 pm, Smitty's, Topsham

Merrill Film Society- Trouble in Paradise, 7-9 pm, History Ctr., Yarmouth

Drop In Pickleball ($5), 7:30-10 pm, School St., Kennebunkport

Virtual Events

Last Day to Register for Cumberland's PuzzlePalooza

How to Design a Trade Show Booth, 11 am-12 pm

Yoga for Healthy Aging, 11 am-12 pm

Understanding Fishermen's Mental Health & Culture, 12-1:30 pm

Penobscot Nation Winter Tale- Atlohkwi, 3 pm

Camden Conference- Race for the Final Frontier, 5:30-6:30 pm

Spotlight on Activism Series (hybrid), 5:30-7 pm

The Places We See- Architecture in Portland, 6-7 pm

Audubon's Birds of Maine, 6:30-8 pm

Bike Maine- Clara Brown Paralympian, World Champion, 7 pm

Author Talk: Earl Smith, Downeast Genius ($0-10), 7-8 pm

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